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Sahitya Akademi Award in Gujarati
Sahitya Akademi Awards in Gujarati language have been given away since 1955.

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Sahitya Akademi Award in GujaratiSahitya Akademi Awards in Gujarati language have been given away since 1955, looking forwards towards the complete betterment and upliftment of Indian regional languages, composed under the most crème de la crème of literary scenario.




These men, their books, the year and the genres is mentioned as following:



Year Author Year Author
1955 Mahadev Desai - Mahadev Bhaini Diary - Memoirs 1985 Kundanika Kapadia - Sat Paglan Aakashman - Novel
1956 Ramnarayan Pathak - Brihat - Pingal - Treatise on prosody 1986 Chandrakant T. Sheth - Dhoolmani Paglio - Reminiscences
1958 Pandit Sukhlal - Darshan ane Chintan - Philosophical essays 1987 Sitanshu Yashaschandra - Jatayu - Poetry
1960 Rasiklal C. Parekh - Sharvilak - Play 1988 Bhagwatikumar Sharma - Asooryalok - Novel
1961 Ram Singhji Rathod - Kachhnun Sanskrit Darshan - Cultural survey 1989 Joseph Macwan - Angaliat - Novel
1962 V.R. Trivedi - Upayana - Critical writings 1990 Anil R. Joshi - Statue - Essays
1963 Rajendra Shah - Shant Kolahal - Poetry 1991 Labhshanker Thaker - Tolan Aawaz Ghunghat - Poetry
1964 Dolarrai R. Mankad - Naivedya - Essays 1992 Bholabhai Patel - Devoni Ghati - Travelogue
1965 Kakasaheb Kalelkar - Jeevan-Vyavastha - Essays 1993 Narayan Desai - Agnikundaman Ugelun Gulab - Biography
1967 Dr. P.B. Pandit - Gujarati Bhashanum Dhwani-Swarup and Dhwani-Parivartan - Linguistic study 1994 Ramesh ParekhVitan - Sud Beej - Poetry
1968 Sundaram (Tribhuvandas P. Luhar) - Avalokana - Literary reviews 1995 Varsha M. Adalja - Ansar - Novel
1969 Swami Anand (Not Accepted) - Kulkathao - Pen-portraits 1996 Himanshi Shelat - Andhari Galima Safed Tapakan - Short stories
1970 Nagindas Parekh - Abhinavano Rasavichar - Literary criticism 1997 Ashokpuri Goswami - Kuvo - Novel
1971 Chandravadan.C. Mehta - Natya Gathariyan - Travelogue 1998 Jayant Kothari - Vank-dekham Vivechano - Criticism
1973 Umashankar Joshi - Kavini Shraddha - Literary criticism 1999 Niranjan N. Bhagat - Gujarati Sahiyta-Purvardha Uttarardha - Criticism
1974 Anantrai M. Raval - Tartamya - Literary criticism 2000 Vinesh Antani - Dhundhabhari Khin - Novel
1975 Manubhai Pancholi `Darshak` - Socrates - Novel 2001 Dhiruben Patel - Agantuk - Novel
1976 N.K. Pandya `Ushanas` - Aswattha - Poetry 2002 Dhruv Prabodhrai Bhatt - Tattvamasi - Novel
1977 Raghuvir Chaudhari - Uparvas Kathatrayi - Novel 2003 Bindu Bhatt - Akhepatar - Novel
1978 Harindra Dave - Hayati - Poetry 2004 Amritlal Vegad - Saundaryani Nadi Narmada - Travelogue
1979 Jagdish Joshi - Vamal Nan Van - Poetry 2005 Suresh Dalal - Akhand Zalar Vage - Poetry
1980 Jayant Pathak - Anunaya - Poetry 2006 Ratilal `Anil` - Ratano Suraj - Essays
1981 Dr. Harivallabh Bhayani - Rachna ane Samrachna - Criticism 2007 Rajendra ShuklaGazal-Samhita (Poetry)
1982 Priyakant Maniar - Lilero Dhal - Poetry 2008 Suman Shah - Fatfatiyun - Short stories
1983 Dr. Suresh Joshi (Not Accepted) - Chintayami Manasa - ssays 2009 Shirish Panchal - Vaat aapanaa vivechan-ni - criticism
1984 Ramanlal Joshi - Vivechanni Prakriya - Literary criticism



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